Helena Jaeschke, BarnstapleI frequently travel on trains in the Southwest, including the Tarka line. Much needed, much used, but poorly run by FGW.
Garry Pease, FinzeanJust let’s have it back. The trains were great.
Simon Sandall, SwindonExcellent initiative. Rail prices are absolutely scandalous (some would say criminal) since privatisation.
Marianne Baddiley, KempstonThe sooner the better.
Alexander McMahon, Mancot, WalesRail travel is a monopoly and private industry has no competitive motivation in running the railways. Therefore they do not respond to customer or worker needs.
Nic Hubbard, YorkThe fact that the infrastructure and major stations had to be nationalised anyway means that simply nationalising the whole thing makes total sense to me.
Simon Forsey, NottinghamBring it back!
David Pinder, RotherhamThe current private-run rail system is absurd and makes no sense. Let’s bring railways back into one public company.
Ben Eastwood, Potters BarI pay £215.00 a month for my ticket from Potters Bar to Blackfriars. Trains are consistently delayed, cancelled and overcrowded. How can a price increase be justified?
Johnny Jangles, StainesSort it out.
Richard Morgan, BradfordWe’ve had enough of companies taking profits and under-investing. All profits, responsibility and decisions should be the Government’s on behalf of the population.
Danielle O’Hara, LancashireWe have had enough. Fix this now!
Jo Humphrey, DarlingtonWhy on earth should it be half the price of the cheapest advance train ticket to drive by car to my destination? Petrol should be taxed and the money used for trains.
Steven O’Neill, ArmaghBring an end to private ownership of our network. It would mean lower fares and save for the nation.
George Moran, Princes RisboroughBring it back.
Joshua Tyler, RotherhamHow has rail got so bad and so expensive? Turn it into just one company and bring back British Rail.
Joy Rutter, GatesheadRising fares, lack of maintenance, splitting of responsibility, lack of co-ordination, of information, of railcard value – national value lost for private enrichment.
Barry Hearn, WatfordWe all know that privatisation doesn’t work, time and time again.
Geoff Horne, SheffieldWhy not the whole network?
Paul Irving, NorthamptonI think it’s the only way we can ensure a world class, safe, national rail service.
Mike Kerins, ManchesterThe idea is that people get to travel, but who can afford to go anywhere? Surely the economy would improve if it were cheaper to get from A to B.
Suzanne Turner-Inglis, BlackpoolWe need this for everyone.
Robert Rush, OkehamptonThe state of our railway system in the South West is the fault of successive governments. Please help fix it by campaigning to bring it back to public ownership.
Eddie Sheehy, EcclesWe live in a community where travel is vitally important for many reasons. The quality of the service is vital, not the profit motive only.
Peter King, OxfordAs a regular but decreasingly frequent user of the railways, I’ve experienced how bad things are on the network.
Richard Treloar, PortsmouthI’ve just travelled back from Germany and I am clearly envious of their equivalent of BR. If they can do it, then we can do the same.
M Anderson, IpswichNot for profit.
John Dannell, DurhamI totally agree with all the comments. I’m sick of getting ripped off by privatised companies with late, packed, dirty trains.
David Hollingsworth, Bexhill on SeaIt’s about the only thing I agreed with Maggie on. It should never have been privatised.
Dale Barnard, GlasgowPrivatisation was and continues to be a major mistake, lining the pockets of the friends of those in power. It makes me sick and must stop.